Living in Mae Sot.

When we visited the Thai/Burma Area in 2005 we were touched by the plight of the Karen people of Burma. Following other visits we realised that it is the whole Burmese population that is living in fear of the Burmese military regime.For the local Burmese migrant, life is pretty much the same; exploitation by the Thai businesses, harassment by the local police and general poverty. We support local organisations to help individuals and schools in both the MaeSot area and in the Karen State of Burma.

Saturday 8 March 2008

Lunch and Some Fun!




We sat at Canadian Dave's cafe eating our lunch in anticipation. We had arranged with Thant (our Burmese friend) that if the children arrived we would phone him and he would send the older boys that live with us to fetch them. Soon, Ayisha arrived with her brother and nephew, I rang Thant, and Angulah arrived in a Tuk Tuk to take the children back to the house. Wendy went in the Tuk Tuk so there was a white face as the Tuk Tuk driver was scared he would be pulled over by the Thai police to check out the Burmese children. The children went to Thant's house where they had lunch and spent time playing with some toys we had bought for their visit. This has got to be better than rummaging through the rubbish and dodging the Thai authorities. The children turned up another time at the house during the week but we haven't seen them in the last few days.

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